How to Use family name in a Sentence

family name

noun

• Her family name is Smith.
• There were no Wellington sons to pass on the family name.
  — Sean Wellington, Essence, 30 Aug. 2019
• Wooten used to be on the Beebe football staff, and the field carries his family name.
  — Wally Hall, Arkansas Online, 16 Jan. 2021
• This idea of shadow and light is a play on this family name.
  — Rica Cerbarano, Vogue, 17 Mar. 2022
• For much of the race, Mr. Kennedy shied away from running on his family name.
  — Jonathan Martin, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2020
• In China, the share of women who pass down their family name is on the rise.
  — Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2021
• With the family name on the wine label, there is more pride and craft in the winemaking.
  — Liz Thach, Forbes, 2 June 2022
• The family name was spelled Brod and pronounced like the slang term for a woman, which made young Eli the butt of many jokes.
  — Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2021
• My family name on the back of the jersey, that’s very important to me.
  — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2024
• The simplest ones say icon inaugural ’24 on the back and the family name on the front.
  — Peter Rubin, Longreads, 5 Apr. 2024
• Stan Jensen lives and farms on a road that carries his family name.
  — Luke Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 Oct. 2021
• The Sirmons don’t let the family name get in the way during UW practices.
  — oregonlive, 27 Oct. 2020
• Think of Simon and his beef with his dad and his hatred of his family name.
  — Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 29 Dec. 2020
• His father, Lou, who ran a ladies clothing store called the Towne Smart Shop, changed the family name.
  — Rick Schultz, Variety, 2 July 2024
• The family names and histories of clans were familiar to all on all sides of the knife.
  — John Kass, chicagotribune.com, 7 June 2019
• Last year, Bailey held up the Bridgerton family name and was the only star to attend the Met Gala.
  — Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 7 May 2024
• Plaques are like putting your family name on a lowrider.
  — Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2022
• Both of the missing headstones were engraved with the same family name.
  — USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2019
• Ibrahim, the high school student who asked that his family name not be used for his own safety, is no stranger to the turmoil.
  — Clair MacDougall, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Jan. 2022
• And even without the family name on the door, Fountain on Fourth certainly has the makings to cause a buzz.
  — Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 6 July 2018
• Their family name can be found on walls at the city’s zoo, museums, and a library.
  — Will Yakowicz, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2021
• Yes, his family name carries more weight there, but shouldn’t Auburn get the same treatment?
  — al.com, 9 June 2019
• Downstairs, his estranged wife plots the restoration of the family name.
  — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 Mar. 2022
• The idea was to be focused on my family name, as it has been spelled at least four different ways.
  — Rica Cerbarano, Vogue, 17 Mar. 2022
• Nathan prides himself on being the last Rutherford to still reside in the town that bears his family name.
  — Anne Easton, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2021
• The play portrays her as the eldest of three daughters who had no brothers to carry on the family name.
  — Sarah Midkiff, refinery29.com, 4 July 2020
• The Romney family name has been central to her career, to be sure, but not always in a good way.
  — Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 26 Feb. 2024
• The family name was often a burden to Dom, rather than an asset.
  — Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Sep. 2021
• All of Foreman's sons are named George Edward Foreman, keeping the family name alive and well.
  — Jane Lacroix, Peoplemag, 21 July 2024
• Her father was a director at a Lloyds Bank branch, and her mother, whose family name was Furneaux, tended to the home.
  — Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 26 July 2024

Last Updated: 10 Nov 2024